Made a few moves towards making friends – I am shy so this is tough for me. Plus, I am really independent, so I can go for long stretches of time without much human interaction. Sometimes I thrive on temporary isolation. Yet, I have learned that if I don’t take moderate and steady steps toward developing friendships, there will come a point when I am desperate for human contact, interaction and affection, and acting out of desperation is never pretty.

Reached out for help on the job front. Finding a job is my Achilles heel lately. It used to come so easily to me (and the rest of the country…), and though I am grateful for the temporary jobs I had for a year, and then my incredible time spent at Dahlia Lounge (love y’all!), I am really insecure about applying for professional jobs now. I have a good lead right now and I am having some anxiety about “blowing it.” Any advice?